Anitomical position and movement Flashcards
remeber key terms
1
Q
what are the 4 factors in the anitomical position
A
1 upright
2 facing foward
3 palms facing front
4 feet together
2
Q
Superior
Inferior
A
higher up
lower down
3
Q
Anterior
Posterior
A
facing the front (ventrical)
facing the back (dorcel)
4
Q
medial
lateral
A
closer to center
further from ceneter
5
Q
proximal
distal
A
closer to
further from
6
Q
sagittal
coronal
transveral
A
left and right
front and back
top and bottom
7
Q
Feet movement
Sagittal
A
doriflextion (up)
plantarflextion (down)
8
Q
Feet movement
Coronal
A
inversion (toward center)
eversion (away center)
9
Q
circumduction
A
movement in 4 directions
10
Q
rotation
internal,
external
A
roation around a joints long axis
medial
lateral
11
Q
hands pointed back
hands pointed front
A
pronation
superination